A poor hero

Chen Chen thought for a moment.

Selling the candied haws on a stick would definitely work.

This has gone through a long history and has been passed down to later generations.

And it's so delicious that even adults want to eat it a second time after eating it for the first time.

In fact, what Chen Chen didn't know was that the candied haws of sugar had been around as early as the Song Dynasty.

At that time, candied haws made from rock sugar was used.

Rock sugar was produced during the Tang and Song Dynasties, but the output was small and ordinary people could not see it at all.

It’s no wonder that sugar cane was only introduced to Xu County in the past few years, and only in these years did people start planting it.

Chen Chen didn't know these things and thought that the candied haws he made was the first candied haws in the Ming Dynasty.

The third uncle thought for a while and felt that the cost of candied haws-alongs was too high, so he gave up the idea of ​​selling candied haws-alongs.

Because the next day, everyone had to go to Shen Qian's house to propose marriage.

So everyone went home to cook and prepare to rest.

The next day is the 24th of the fourth lunar month.

A good day to propose marriage and get engaged.

Early in the morning, Chen Chen got up and practiced Kung Fu.

Shen Qian was no exception, and she also got up to practice her crossbow skills.

After yesterday's practice, she has made great progress. Within ten meters, she has made ten rings.

And from 20 meters away, you can often hit the eight or nine rings.

But she was not satisfied yet and was still practicing.

The third aunt also got up early and was packing Chen Chen's things for the marriage proposal.

The third aunt had already bought these things yesterday and the day before yesterday. She just separated the things for getting married and the things for proposing marriage.

Because Zhao Qi went to his daughter's house to avoid trouble, he couldn't find the bullock cart for the time being.

Chen Chen and the others had no choice but to walk to Shen's house.

When we arrived at Shen Village, the whole village was decorated with lanterns and streamers, making it very festive.

"Chen Qian, I'm proposing marriage today! Not bad, not bad, I married a good husband."

"Chen Qian's family, coming with so many things, is really impressive."

"In-laws, you are here. You have worked hard. Do you want us to help carry the burden?"

As soon as the people in Shen Village saw Chen Chen and the others coming, they all greeted them warmly.

The third uncle and the third aunt saw that Chen Chen and Shen Qian were so popular and asked them curiously.

Chen Chen thought about it and felt that he should have contributed to the waterwheels designed for the Shen clan leader.

You must know that in this time of drought, water tankers can save lives.

Sure enough, when Chen Chen and the others went to Shen Qian's house, all the important figures in the Shen clan were waiting here.

The leader among them is the old patriarch of the Shen family.

As soon as he saw Chen Chen and the others arriving, he immediately welcomed them, "In-laws, you are here..."

The big shots in the Shen clan pulled the third uncle and the third aunt into a conversation.

As soon as Shen Qian got home, she immediately went to find her brother and mother with the candied haws and candies left yesterday.

It was not easy for Chen Chen to participate in the conversations between his third uncle, Patriarch Shen and other adults.

So he wandered around.

Suddenly, a dark, strong, and elegant middle-aged man appeared in front of Chen Chen.

This middle-aged man was wearing clothes similar to those worn by government agents in ancient times, but a little different.

As soon as he saw Chen Chen, he immediately greeted him with a smile, "Hello, you must be Chen Chen, one of today's protagonists!"

The police officers and head catchers Chen Chen saw on TV all looked fierce.

But the policeman in front of him turned out to be so friendly and kind.

Reach out and don't hit the smiling man.

Chen Chen also bent down and responded with a smile, "I am Chen Chen, I haven't asked for advice."

The policeman smiled and said, "You're welcome, brother-in-law. Logically speaking, I'm of the same age as you and I can't bear this great gift from you."

Then he introduced himself.

It turned out that the middle-aged man in front of Chen Chen was named Shen Jiahao.

He is the head catcher of the county government in Xu County.

Just like this, he was invited by Patriarch Shen to attend the engagement ceremony between Shen Qian and Chen Chen.

However, although he is older, he is the Shen family's nephew and the same generation as Shen Qian.

That's why he just said that he couldn't bear Chen Chen's gift.

Since Shen Jiahao belongs to the government, and he is so enthusiastic.

Multiple friends have multiple roads.

Chen Chen also talked to him enthusiastically.

"Chen Chen, you are our Shen family's great benefactor."

Shen Jiahao smiled and praised Chen Chen.

Chen Chen felt baffled, he had never done anything!

And his father-in-law Shen Dadong is even more useless than mud.

This cannot be the influence of his father-in-law.

The only thing he did to Mr. Shen was that he drew the structure and production drawings of the waterwheel for Mr. Shen.

But all these things were made by Shencun people!

He just drew pictures and directed a few.

Chen Chen suspected that Shen Jiahao in front of him was complimenting him.

He replied solemnly: "Brother Jiahao is a big compliment. How can I be so virtuous as to be able to withstand what Brother Jiahao said?"

When Shen Jiahao heard this, he knew that Chen Chen thought he was complimenting him.

He became anxious, "Sister-in-law, I'm not talking nonsense. The waterwheel you designed saved our Shen family. You can bear the title of benefactor."

He looked around and added: "To tell you the truth, I bought more than 20 acres of land at home. I have to work as an errand in the county government. My wife and I usually manage it. If there is no water tanker, this How long will it take for them to carry water?"

Only then did Chen Chen realize that what Patriarch Shen said before was actually true.

Patriarch Shen built many waterwheels, and then he distributed them all to Shen's village in Xu County without taking any money.

And he was not greedy for credit. He gave all the credit to Chen Chen.

Only then did all the important figures in the Shen family come to attend Chen Chen and Shen Qian's marriage proposal and engagement ceremony.

Originally, these two ceremonies were supposed to be held separately, but since Chen Chen and Shen Qian were already living together, one ceremony was enough.

Shen Jiahao became more and more excited as he talked.

Chen Chen was afraid that a grown man like him would really kneel down to him here.

He could only say seriously: "Brother Jiahao, you have misunderstood. The greatest credit for this matter belongs to Patriarch Shen. He is the only one who can create such a thing."

Shen Jiahao looked at Chen Chen with admiration.

When he heard from the clan leader that Chen Chen was a low-key young man who was not greedy for merit, he still didn't believe it.

Now after he had a conversation with Chen Chen, he realized that what the clan leader said was true.

Chen Chen is really a low-key person who is not greedy for merit.

He doesn't worry about this anymore.

Shen Jiahao patted his chest and said to Chen Chen: "Sister-in-law, if you need help in the future, you can go to the county government office to ask Brother Wei for help. Brother Wei will do your best."

Multiple friends have multiple roads.

With such a good relationship with the yamen, it is useless if you don’t use it.

Chen Chen smiled and agreed: "Okay, brother Jiahao, it's decided. If I ask for something, I won't be polite to you."